The Methodologies Of Art: An Introduction, 1st Edition

This Book Surveys The Main Methodologies Used In Artistic Analysis: Formal Analysis, Iconology And Iconography, Marxism, Feminism, Biography And Autobiography, Semiotics (structuralism, Post-structuralism, And Deconstruction), And Psychoanalysis. Various Works Of Art Are Considered From The Different Methodologies Discussed. There Are 70 Black-and-white Illustrations Integrated With The Text, 4 Plates In Color, Notes, A Bibliography, And An Index. What Is Art? -- Formalism And Style -- Iconography -- Contextual Approaches I : Marxism -- Contextual Approaches Ii : Feminism -- Biography And Autobiography -- Semiotics I : Structuralism And Post-structuralism -- Semiotics Ii : Deconstruction -- Psychoanalysis I : Freud -- Psychoanalysis Ii : Winnicott And Lacan -- Aesthetics And Psychoanalysis : Roger Fry And Roland Barthes. Laurie Schneider Adams. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 221-225) And Index.